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members, sandy has been an n.r.a. member, and you know, if ever there was an example of a decent, law-abiding person, here you have it. i want to use this opportunity as an invitation to anyone who loves to hunt, who owns guns for any lawful purpose, to join us in having this national conversation to make this the better nation we need to be. >> thank you very much. i know some of you want to speak with family members individually, some of them agreed to make themselves available. thank you. >> dan gross ened that briefing talking about the national rifle association. the group this afternoon released their first statement on the newtown shootings, indicating they plan to hold a major news conference in the washington area this friday. we'll keep you posted on that. conversation from this morning's "washington journal" next, as we wait for the house to gavel in around 6:00 p.m. eastern for a series of four votes on the issues of the connecticut shooting and gun control from this morning. host: what do you make of that
members, sandy has been an n.r.a. member, and you know, if ever there was an example of a decent, law-abiding person, here you have it. i want to use this opportunity as an invitation to anyone who loves to hunt, who owns guns for any lawful purpose, to join us in having this national conversation to make this the better nation we need to be. >> thank you very much. i know some of you want to speak with family members individually, some of them agreed to make themselves available. thank...
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something horrible, something unexplainable happened at sandy hook elementary last week. mr. murphy: when people asked me how are folks doing, i tell them, right now there's a lot of blank looks, these people are trying to process what happened. 20 gleaming, beautiful children were gunned down along with six adults who loved them dearly. by a young man with a sickness that masqueraded as evil that day. so we're left asking, why us is? -- why us? why these little kids? the whys are almost infinite. and in the coming days and weeks, i guess we'll get some answers. but most of them won't have answers. when you peek through this vast darkness of the last few days, there's one thing we know for certain. if we wondered what kind of community newtown was, if we doubted our love for one another, those questions have been answered and been answered definitively. they were answered by the principal, who told her colleagues to run one way so she could run the other way, directly toward the gunman. they were answered by victoria soto who hid her kids in a closet and shielded her kids wit
something horrible, something unexplainable happened at sandy hook elementary last week. mr. murphy: when people asked me how are folks doing, i tell them, right now there's a lot of blank looks, these people are trying to process what happened. 20 gleaming, beautiful children were gunned down along with six adults who loved them dearly. by a young man with a sickness that masqueraded as evil that day. so we're left asking, why us is? -- why us? why these little kids? the whys are almost...
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we must stop future sandy hooks right now. we cannot allow the children of america to being killing fields. we must act now and i applaud all those who are involved. >> we call our caucus america's caucus. because it is diversified and it's unified. we make our appeal today to all americans, commend our leader, carolyn, diana, the eloquence of the people who have spoken. my colleague from connecticut said it extraordinarily well. politics be damned here. there is a responsibility that we have as legislators that is unique. what took place in sandy hook and in newtown, a quintessential new england community goes beyond horror. the weapon of choice that was used, an assault rifle, called a bushmaster, more than three million americans have them, three million americans have them. we make appeal to americans, mothers, fathers, we make an appeal to members of the dress who are the ones that can best articulate and ask the questions why? because we know this, as sure as we are all standing here, and have acknowledged that we stood
we must stop future sandy hooks right now. we cannot allow the children of america to being killing fields. we must act now and i applaud all those who are involved. >> we call our caucus america's caucus. because it is diversified and it's unified. we make our appeal today to all americans, commend our leader, carolyn, diana, the eloquence of the people who have spoken. my colleague from connecticut said it extraordinarily well. politics be damned here. there is a responsibility that we...
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we can argue about whether or not the impact of sandy was or was not calculated. it is an undeniable the trajectory is positive. the one thing i think everyone you will speak to i believe is that there is a sense that if we can reach and act like adults and reach an agreement here on the fiscal cliff, the upside is much higher even than the downside is if we don't. that is what we should be looking forward to. we should do that now. think of how many people out there making a judgment of whether or not they will spend another $300 on christmas gifts if they think next month they are going to have $260 less in their paycheck. thank you all very much. thank you all. good luck to you. good luck. thank you. than kyou k you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> this past thursday, south carolina and senator jim demint announced he is retiring from the senate. his colleague and fellow south carolina senator lindsey graham pay him tribute on the senate floor. >> madam president, i met with jim
we can argue about whether or not the impact of sandy was or was not calculated. it is an undeniable the trajectory is positive. the one thing i think everyone you will speak to i believe is that there is a sense that if we can reach and act like adults and reach an agreement here on the fiscal cliff, the upside is much higher even than the downside is if we don't. that is what we should be looking forward to. we should do that now. think of how many people out there making a judgment of...
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for some it was sandy hook elementary school in newtown. for jim and sarah brady, a day in 1981 changed everything when jim a stand behind the armed guards but was still struck by gun violence. that the change everything -- that did change everything. every day in america, everything changes for hundreds more families. every year in america, 100,000 americans are shot, 30,000 of them fatally. 40% of gun sales take place without a background check. no questions asked. felons and domestic producers can easily get guns. 74% of nra members support closing this whole. we need a sustained, thoughtful, national conversation about solutions to air gun violence epidemic. a conversation that is respectful of the second amendment but cognizant of the risks dunst post to our families and neighborhoods, like in the cases you heard about today. none of these policies have anything to do with second amendment rights. this is the conversation the american public wants to have. those who own guns and those who do not, we are speaking out, based on one simpl
for some it was sandy hook elementary school in newtown. for jim and sarah brady, a day in 1981 changed everything when jim a stand behind the armed guards but was still struck by gun violence. that the change everything -- that did change everything. every day in america, everything changes for hundreds more families. every year in america, 100,000 americans are shot, 30,000 of them fatally. 40% of gun sales take place without a background check. no questions asked. felons and domestic...
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according to mark sandy, chief economist at moody's analytics, without the f.h.a.'s counter cyclical support, and i quote, the housing market would have quit taking the economy with it. providing the backstop for mortgage credit when public services flee from the market has a cost. the losses at f.h.a. to stem from the new now prohibited down payment program, heavy losses in the first mortgage program, and losses -- loans made at the height of the crisis to prevent a collapse of the housing market. while they have already taken action to pretext the financial mortgage fund for single family loans from seeking federal funds, the f.y. 2012 report suggests that much more needs to be done to prevent such a draw. i want to hear more today about the administration's actions and proposals to minimize the risk to taxpayers stemming from their business and what safeguards are in place to ensure the quality and sustainability of the program. if the administration's actions and proposals will not be sufficient to restore f.h.a.'s fiscal health, i'm inclined to work with my col
according to mark sandy, chief economist at moody's analytics, without the f.h.a.'s counter cyclical support, and i quote, the housing market would have quit taking the economy with it. providing the backstop for mortgage credit when public services flee from the market has a cost. the losses at f.h.a. to stem from the new now prohibited down payment program, heavy losses in the first mortgage program, and losses -- loans made at the height of the crisis to prevent a collapse of the housing...
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he mentioned a hurricane sandy a couple of times. what sort of impact does this have? >> i do not think i can overstate. i think people saw an opening to talk about this issue that had been swept under the rug. neither the president's nor romney talked about climate change suddenly people began to talk about the issue. mayor bloomberg is on climate change. i think the storm that prolongs the rally is affecting our nation's crocked. they do not change everything. they do open up a conversation from which we can begin to make the changes we need to make. >> we will come back to issue around that. the last set of predictions was the head of epa. prior to that the 50th governor of the state of new jersey. this has more powers in the state and id any other governor. it was very important. now she shares the state pension rate coalition. >> thank you very much. making predictions about 2013 is a dicey proposition. the chance of getting anything right are getting more difficult. i will say that you have a department of energy calling for a 22% in trees. that is yesterday. mak
he mentioned a hurricane sandy a couple of times. what sort of impact does this have? >> i do not think i can overstate. i think people saw an opening to talk about this issue that had been swept under the rug. neither the president's nor romney talked about climate change suddenly people began to talk about the issue. mayor bloomberg is on climate change. i think the storm that prolongs the rally is affecting our nation's crocked. they do not change everything. they do open up a...
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seen it with katrina and seen it with hurricane sandy that society can collapse. we saw it in l.a. that's what these weapons are for. they're not for hunting. the second amendment was never about hunting. our funding fathers -- everyone hunted back then. it was protecting yourself against a hostile government. so this whole thing is you keep your hunting rifles but won't be able to defend yourself against a hostile government if society collapses. we know that the government can't protect us in some kind of -- guest: there would be deep concern for us to no longer rely on enforcement, where there would -- that it is -- can't function. hurricane sandy an example where there was good response, wonderful response on the part of emergency responders, public officials, in terms of law enforcement to make sure that people and their property were safe and that, in fact, we rely on each other and the way we do that is to rely on law enforcement and law enforcement can't handle it because it is a difficult situation. and that's when the national guard is called up. and they are trained and
seen it with katrina and seen it with hurricane sandy that society can collapse. we saw it in l.a. that's what these weapons are for. they're not for hunting. the second amendment was never about hunting. our funding fathers -- everyone hunted back then. it was protecting yourself against a hostile government. so this whole thing is you keep your hunting rifles but won't be able to defend yourself against a hostile government if society collapses. we know that the government can't protect us in...
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they are enduring a terrible tragedy in the sandy hook elementary school shootings. but merely offering my condolence seems meaningless to me unless we help others from this certainly tragedy. we must keep weapons and high-capacity clips out of the hands of those who are so dangerous or deranged or diluted that they can snap away innocent lives on a whim. i understand there is a constitutional right to bear arms. i know they'll debate that protection. if we don't take guns out of the hands of people that murder children, then we have just empty words. we owe it to those who died. we owe it to children who are still alive. we must protect our families from gun violence and, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> request to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the michigan legislature shamefully passed so-called right to work bills in a lame-
they are enduring a terrible tragedy in the sandy hook elementary school shootings. but merely offering my condolence seems meaningless to me unless we help others from this certainly tragedy. we must keep weapons and high-capacity clips out of the hands of those who are so dangerous or deranged or diluted that they can snap away innocent lives on a whim. i understand there is a constitutional right to bear arms. i know they'll debate that protection. if we don't take guns out of the hands of...
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himes: hurricane sandy devastated communities across those three straits -- states. traditionally when our constituents were homeless, when they were hungry, when they were standing amidst the wreckages of their homes they look to this body for help and this body always said yes, we will help. as we speak, there's a bill in the senate that would provide that assistance to so many distressed constituents, republican and democrat, rural and urban. when that bill gets to this house, i urge my colleagues to remember whether it was hurricane katrina or andrew or the earthquakes on the west coast we have set aside considerations in the budget oroff sets to do the decent and moral thing and help our constituents. let's do it again. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection so ordered. >> while the whole world is waiting to see if republicans say yes to extending middle c
himes: hurricane sandy devastated communities across those three straits -- states. traditionally when our constituents were homeless, when they were hungry, when they were standing amidst the wreckages of their homes they look to this body for help and this body always said yes, we will help. as we speak, there's a bill in the senate that would provide that assistance to so many distressed constituents, republican and democrat, rural and urban. when that bill gets to this house, i urge my...
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eastern to look at extending provisions of the foreign intelligence surveillance act, and de hurricane sandy disaster relief package. you can follow live coverage of the senate on c-span to. house members are on standby as negotiations continue over the so-called fiscal cliff. debate is possible once it is announced. >> i like a variety of the programs on c-span, the debates, i like to touch them when they are available. i do watch the political call in programs as well you get the various positions from republicans, independents, democrats. i think it is fair and impartial. it is the full spectrum of the political scene. i like the coverage. >> dennis watches c-span on comcast. c-span, creed by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to the public service by television provider. >> five-time grammy-award winner james taylor spoke of the national press club about the reelection of president obama, the wars in iraq and the so- called fiscal cliff. this is one hour and 10 minutes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute
eastern to look at extending provisions of the foreign intelligence surveillance act, and de hurricane sandy disaster relief package. you can follow live coverage of the senate on c-span to. house members are on standby as negotiations continue over the so-called fiscal cliff. debate is possible once it is announced. >> i like a variety of the programs on c-span, the debates, i like to touch them when they are available. i do watch the political call in programs as well you get the...
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the other is a relief package for those affected by hurricane sandy. you can follow live coverage of the senate on our companion network, c-span2. house members are on standby as negotiations continue on the so- called fiscal cliff. >host: we turn our attention to unemployment insurance and health benefits could be impacted. joining us is josh boak. when we are talking about unemployment insurance, what specific programs are talking about here? guest: unemployment insurance is a combination of federal and state program. usually last 62 weeks. it is that extension beyond that six months time frame that we are talking about as part of the fiscal cliff tops. that is what automatically expires. we know that it costs about $30 billion continuing those additional unemployment benefits. president obama said it is part of a deal that i want to make, those benefits should continue. the public has to take a firm stand. we have seen in the past that obama had to cut a deal in order to get those extensions. host: what specific benefits to these programs provide? g
the other is a relief package for those affected by hurricane sandy. you can follow live coverage of the senate on our companion network, c-span2. house members are on standby as negotiations continue on the so- called fiscal cliff. >host: we turn our attention to unemployment insurance and health benefits could be impacted. joining us is josh boak. when we are talking about unemployment insurance, what specific programs are talking about here? guest: unemployment insurance is a combination...
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speaker, when i mention hurricane sandy and the tragedy in newtown, connecticut, many wonder what do they have in common? gun tragedy, the loss of 26 lives, and americans suffering from a devastating storm, certainly our hearts goes out to those babies who were lost. but it really speaks to americans in need, and i guess that's why i'm so troubled to be on the floor today, because the framework that we have says to america that when you're in need we will not as this congress and this government be prepared to help you. i think what is disappointing and i know for the speaker, it is probably the same case as i am speaking because just about three days ago we thought there was a deal between the white house and the framework that was offered and the leadership of this house. it's disappointing that in the course of a couple days we've come to a situation where this plan, plan b, raises only about $300 billion from high-income households and the centers for budget priorities suggest that millionaires will get $108,500 per $1 million, over $1 million in tax cuts, but what will the middl
speaker, when i mention hurricane sandy and the tragedy in newtown, connecticut, many wonder what do they have in common? gun tragedy, the loss of 26 lives, and americans suffering from a devastating storm, certainly our hearts goes out to those babies who were lost. but it really speaks to americans in need, and i guess that's why i'm so troubled to be on the floor today, because the framework that we have says to america that when you're in need we will not as this congress and this...
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as we can see from hurricane katrina or hurricane sandy, when natural disasters happen the bureaucracy sometimes is hard to get through but mac specialized at that as a navy chief he did the same thing working as executive director of the ramona, california, chamber of commerce for four years. in this position he advocated for businesses and built lasting relationships across the region. but he wasn't a big business guy. he came out of the navy. the reason he was chosen for that position is he was great to be with, he knew how to get along with people of differing views and ideologies and thousand get things done. the v.f.w. said in their letter that one of his states -- straits was that -- traits was that he was always on duty. there was never a problem too small which did not dictate 100% of effort to have it corrected thofpblee day he died, mac was coming into my office because he was in the middle of case work for a constituent and didn't want to wait until he got back from christmas vacation. at his funeral, one of my constituents in v.f. -- and v.f.w. post member dale smith descr
as we can see from hurricane katrina or hurricane sandy, when natural disasters happen the bureaucracy sometimes is hard to get through but mac specialized at that as a navy chief he did the same thing working as executive director of the ramona, california, chamber of commerce for four years. in this position he advocated for businesses and built lasting relationships across the region. but he wasn't a big business guy. he came out of the navy. the reason he was chosen for that position is he...
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it had been concerns that hurricane sandy could affect the numbers however the government said it had a minimal of fact. the associated press rights hiring remains steady during the storm and in the face of looming tax increases. the government said employees -- employers added fewer jobs in october and november than initially estimated and the unemployment rate fell from 7.9% in october mostly because some people started looking for jobs. there were signs that the storm disrupted economic activity. and employment dropped 20,000 and weather prevented 369,000 people from getting to work. they were counted as employed come. apply today on c-span, james taylor talks about election reform. he will be at the national press club and that will be live at 1:00 p.m. eastern. at 7:00, virginia senator mark warner will discuss legislation that would allow more highly skilled immigrants into the u.s.. he is in a forum hosted by the university of virginia live at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. >> white the writers institute? >> i think the writers institute is very important within the culture
it had been concerns that hurricane sandy could affect the numbers however the government said it had a minimal of fact. the associated press rights hiring remains steady during the storm and in the face of looming tax increases. the government said employees -- employers added fewer jobs in october and november than initially estimated and the unemployment rate fell from 7.9% in october mostly because some people started looking for jobs. there were signs that the storm disrupted economic...
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the white house is anticipating sending up a $60 billion supplemental request for damage related to sandy, and i think tomorrow would be that day. at least according to press reports. the gentleman may know that the fema director testified to the house yesterday that the agency can meet its need through the spring associated with the disaster. approximately $2 billion has been delivered with about $5 billion remaining in the disaster relief fund. so, again, no one is here saying we don't want to deliver the necessary aid to the victims because that is a priority. and -- but looking forward to receiving that request and taking a look at the numbers and the need to make sure we can move forward on that as well. and lastly, mr. speaker, postal reform. you know, the gentleman and i have, yes, talked about this a lot. know that the issue has to do with the obligations of the postal service and how we can address those to create a more balanced prospect for the future, to allow for its continuance. so we are looking at that as well and the gentleman knows there's a lot of discussion, both bipar
the white house is anticipating sending up a $60 billion supplemental request for damage related to sandy, and i think tomorrow would be that day. at least according to press reports. the gentleman may know that the fema director testified to the house yesterday that the agency can meet its need through the spring associated with the disaster. approximately $2 billion has been delivered with about $5 billion remaining in the disaster relief fund. so, again, no one is here saying we don't want...
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also possible work on emergency funding for hurricane sandy recovery efforts. the house and senate standing by to consider any fiscal cliff agreement. we have a web page set up for all things related to the fiscal cliff. you can follow a twitter feed and you can check out our resource area that has documents and articles all available for you at cspan.org /fiscalcliff. >> a financial reporter for the "wall street journal" here in washington thanks for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> this is only the fourth time since the 1930's that congress has had a post christmas lame duck session. guest: it's not an issue that snuck up on us. they've had a year and a half to deal with these ishese. expiring tax cuts and unemployment benefits, all of these things have been out there for a long time and so much oist was put off because of the election. now they are trying to throw a hail marry pass at the last minute and it could be a messy 2013. >> any deal is likely to be limited. explain what that means. >> we've been hearing about the talks with president obama and spea
also possible work on emergency funding for hurricane sandy recovery efforts. the house and senate standing by to consider any fiscal cliff agreement. we have a web page set up for all things related to the fiscal cliff. you can follow a twitter feed and you can check out our resource area that has documents and articles all available for you at cspan.org /fiscalcliff. >> a financial reporter for the "wall street journal" here in washington thanks for being with us. >> my...
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it's not even like hurricane sandy. it's not like iran getting nuclear weapons. but it's very serious stuff. and the worse thing about it is that it's so indiscriminate. it's so poorly done. it was never intended to be a way to cut spending. it was intended to be an enforcement mechanism, a disciplinary measure on the congress and white house to make sure they got something done before 2013 began. and everybody thought, well, with this dooms day scenario in front of them they will surely enact a budget deal. i think they probably still will, but that was its purpose. its purpose was not just to cut government spending. host: let's take a look at some of the examples of programs that would get cut. guest: those are pretty big numbers. i think, you know, absolute numbers don't mean a lot to people. you know, when we talk about millions and billions, jim and i both served in government and we know what happens when you have to deal with numbers of that size. so i think telling people it's about an 8% cut or 15%, if you talk about what's already occurred, gives them
it's not even like hurricane sandy. it's not like iran getting nuclear weapons. but it's very serious stuff. and the worse thing about it is that it's so indiscriminate. it's so poorly done. it was never intended to be a way to cut spending. it was intended to be an enforcement mechanism, a disciplinary measure on the congress and white house to make sure they got something done before 2013 began. and everybody thought, well, with this dooms day scenario in front of them they will surely enact...
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it seems to coincide with the sandy hook elementary school as a response to that. the president is riding very high in terms of where people see him. he has convinced them that the policies are right. he comes in with a lot of leverage. the key question for republican s is how much political damage they have suffered? who is to blame if they go over the cliff? somebody going over the clip would be better than the deal they are getting from our obama. there are also some democrats who think it would be good to go over the cliff. both sides are angling over what would be a better starting point for the th conversation next ye. host: back to the phones. sandy, you're on washington journal. caller: hi. i've never been able to get in through before. host: congratulations on your persistence. guest: i have to say that i believe the republican congress is not going to do anything. look at the past two years. they have not done a thing. when they say they are concerned about jobs and spending, they have not done one thing to basically do anything about it. not job acts of
it seems to coincide with the sandy hook elementary school as a response to that. the president is riding very high in terms of where people see him. he has convinced them that the policies are right. he comes in with a lot of leverage. the key question for republican s is how much political damage they have suffered? who is to blame if they go over the cliff? somebody going over the clip would be better than the deal they are getting from our obama. there are also some democrats who think it...